NYTimes: Religious Freedom Focus Undermined by Political Agenda
A NYTimes editorial praises U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom abroad, but warns that politicization, religious favoritism, and hypocrisy is jeopardizing its message.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Owner Files New Complaint over Cake Refusal Dispute
We may be headed toward Masterpiece Cakeshop, Round 2, after the cakemaker filed a new lawsuit accusing state officials of engaging in unconstitutional bullying after he was again charged with violating the state’s public accommodation law.
State Religious Liberty Protections in Danger as School Funding Cases Progress
A follow up case to Trinity Lutheran may not be far off. It could be a school funding dispute in one of the many states that have chosen to protect against government support for religious education.
U.S. Labor Dept. Moves to Facilitate Religious Exemptions from Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
Labor Department staff charged with enforcing employment nondiscrimination rules for federal contracts were instructed Friday to “bear in mind” the religious objections of organizations and closely-held businesses.
Alabama Voters to Decide on Ten Commandments in Schools, Likely Litigation
Would a state constitutional amendment authorizing public schools to display the Ten Commandments settle the issue and bar litigation challenging the move? Not by a long shot.
